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Busy Trading Boosts CME

But Exchange Operator's Exposure to MF Global a Concern

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Mia Lamar And

Jacob Bunge

November 2, 2011

CME Group Inc.'s third-quarter earnings jumped 29% amid a double-digit jump in clearing and transaction fee revenue, but the results were overshadowed by the exchange operator's exposure to the bankruptcy of MF Global Holdings Ltd.

The chief executive of CME said Tuesday that exchange staff and regulators were still trying to get a handle on the collapse of broker-dealer MF Global, which slid into bankruptcy Monday.